Colleges / Erskine College
College · Private nonprofit · Due West, SC · Rural
EC

Erskine College

Due West, SC

Religious affiliation
Address2 Washington St, Due West, SC 29639
Websitewww.erskine.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size766
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 20.

If you get in

766 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$221k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$155k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$36.7k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$2,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans75%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out7%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
766
Location
Due West, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Erskine College and Seminary
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Black23%
  • Unknown21%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.

Colleges / Erskine College
College · Private nonprofit · Due West, SC · Rural
EC

Erskine College

Due West, SC

Religious affiliation
Address2 Washington St, Due West, SC 29639
Websitewww.erskine.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size766
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 20.

If you get in

766 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$221k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$155k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$36.7k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$2,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans75%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr45%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out7%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
766
Location
Due West, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Erskine College and Seminary
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Black23%
  • Unknown21%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.